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Quiz Unit 2_PS501 Submission View Question 1 4 / 4 points According to Kail (2014), which of the following makes it difficult to read some academic writing? Question options: ... 1) Nominalizations 2) Strong verbs 3) Descriptive adjectives 4) Action verbs Question 2 0 / 4 points Which of the following is a nominalization? Question options: 1) Integrate 2) Significant 3) Different 4) Difference Question 3 4 / 4 points Which of the following sentences places the subject in the optimal place? Question options: 1) Contrarily to the main goal, after lunch and recess, the children played a math game. 2) The researcher asked participants to complete the survey. 3) With all due respect to freedom of speech, I felt offended by the play. 4) Considering last year’s ceremony and banquet, I was impressed by the display. Question 4 0 / 4 points Why do you need to reference your source? Question options: 1) To add credibility to your work. 2) To allow your reader to retrieve your source 3) To give credit where credit is due 4) All of the above Question 5 4 / 4 points Which of the following sentences aligns with Kail’s (2014) strategies for writing concisely? Question options: 1) The dog would not stop barking. 2) In some cases, the dog did not stop barking all night. 3) With reference to the barking, the dog continued all night. 4) The dog continued to bark all night. Question 6 4 / 4 points Backward mapping begins with ______, and frontward mapping begins with ______. Question options: 1) Collecting further evidence; finding sources 2) Establishing your thesis; breaking down ideas 3) Breaking down ideas; establishing your thesis 4) Finding sources; collecting further evidence Question 7 4 / 4 points When are you most likely to use backward mapping? Question options: 1) When you are writing a creative essay 2) When you have finished collecting evidence on your topic 3) When you an existing topic and position that you would like to support 4) When you are still deciding what topic to choose Question 8 4 / 4 points Read the following original passage from a published manuscript, Writing research papers: A complete guide (Lester, 1976). (See Purdue Owl information for more information on using resources: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/619/1/) Students frequently overuse direct quotation in taking notes, and as a result they overuse quotations in the final research paper. Probably only about 10% of your final manuscript should appear as directly quoted matter. Therefore, you should strive to limit the amount of exact transcribing of source materials while taking notes. Is the following an appropriate paraphrase of the original passage? In research papers students often quote excessively, failing to keep quoted material down to a desirable level. Since the problem usually originates during note taking, it is essential to minimize the material recorded verbatim (Lester, 1976). Question options: 1) This is an inappropriate paraphrase. 2) This is an appropriate paraphrase. Question 9 0 / 4 points Students frequently overuse direct quotation in taking notes, and as a result they overuse quotations in the final research paper. Probably only about 10% of your final manuscript should appear as directly quoted matter. Therefore, you should strive to limit the amount of exact transcribing of source materials while taking notes. Is the following an appropriate paraphrase of the original passage? Students should take just a few notes in direct quotation from sources to help minimize the amount of quoted material in a research paper (Lester, 1976). Question options: 1) This is an inappropriate paraphrase. 2) This is an appropriate paraphrase. Question 10 0 / 4 points Which of the following is NOT true about paraphrasing and plagiarizing? Question options: 1) Since paraphrasing is written in the student’s words, it is not necessary to cite the reference. 2) Paraphrasing is not copying and pasting from another source, and then changing a few words here and there. 3) When paraphrasing, students should take notes while reading original reference material, set the source material aside and restate the notes. Then, check what they have written to make sure they got their point across without “borrowing” anything from the original source. 4) As a general rule, three or four words in a row copied from another source should be enclosed in quotation marks. References American Psychological Association (2010). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (2nd ed.). Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association. Kail, R. V. Scientific writing for psychology. [VitalSource]. Retrieved from https://bookshelf.vitalsource.com/#/books/9781544309613/ Lester, J.D. (1976). Writing research papers: A complete guide (2nd ed.). Glenview, IL: Scott, Foresman. Lusiana, N. (2012). Skills I wished I learned in school: Building a research paper. Alameda, CA: Dirt Path Publishing. [Show More]

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